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A bill awaiting Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's signature would mandate licenses for community association managers, management company executives and others that oversee managers. Under the measure, managers would be required to have Community Associations Institute credentials or a similar certification, pass a state test and undergo a background check and fingerprinting.

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Florida HOAs can add language to their covenants covering the use of drones, including requiring residents to abide by all federal regulations regarding privacy. A drone should be "flown within the community in a manner not to interfere with an owner's reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to such owner's property," attorney Rob Samouce writes as a guideline example.

Under an agreement with the Boulder, Colo., City Council, the National Manufactured Home Owners Association is creating HOAs in all of the city's mobile home parks as a way to help owners better advocate for themselves in disputes with park landowners. Boulder paid the NMHOA $20,000 for community organizing to create HOAs last year and has budgeted $50,000 for this year.

A proposed ordinance in Colorado Springs, Colo., would require homeowners associations to gain majority approval before suing builders, in addition to showing that work did not adhere to the city's building code and that it posed "substantial risk." Critics say the measure could protect builders that do shoddy work on condominiums and townhomes.

Five homeowners associations in Fort Collins, Colo., will share $15,000 to manage green space by planting vegetation or removing invasive Russian olive trees. The grant is part of the city's Natural Areas Enhancement Fund, which has given more than $262,000 to open-space projects since 1994.

An Orlando, Fla., resident is battling with her homeowners association for the right to install lighter-colored roof tiles on her home that would reflect heat and lower her energy bills. The association has recommended that Charlie Piper install dark reflective shingles instead, a move that would cost her $10,000 more. Piper is likely to seek mediation in the dispute, citing a state law that requires homeowners associations to allow residents to undertake energy-saving measures.